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What a year! But it’s just the beginning

What a year! But it’s just the beginning

Hi Fellow Members, Well, some say life begins at 40 … others say it begins at 50 … but here at FiftyUp Club we believe it begins at one! No, I haven’t lost the plot (yet), but in almost one fast year our Club has made a big difference and we’re out to celebrate. As you know we started the […]

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Cuts to Super: what they could mean for you

Cuts to Super: what they could mean for you

Some Australian workers aged over 50 will be $20,000 or more worse off after an unexpected deal between the Government, the Palmer United Party and crossbench Senators. The last-minute deal on Tuesday night means the planned increases to compulsory superannuation contributions from 9 to 12 per cent have been delayed by 6 years. If you’re still working, your Super contributions […]

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Online Shopping Tricks, Part 2

Online Shopping Tricks, Part 2

We had a great response to our story a few weeks back on how to save money online. So we’ve done some more research and come up with this Guide to Online Shopping Tricks, Part 2. (By the way, if you missed it, you can still read Part 1 here.) 1. Promo Codes and Discounts The Internet is your friend […]

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Deadline looms for Energy companies to outline Carbon Tax price cuts

Deadline looms for Energy companies to outline Carbon Tax price cuts

This weekend is the deadline for energy companies to tell the consumer watchdog how much they will drop their prices due to the Carbon Tax repeal. The carbon tax repeal legislation required energy companies to report to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission within 30 days on the Carbon Tax savings they would return to consumers. The 30-day mark arrives […]

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Older Australians support reform but implore Government for relief on health care costs

Older Australians support reform but implore Government for relief on health care costs

The FiftyUp Club is today meeting with Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton to ask for relief for the over-50s on health insurance premiums and GP co-payments. On behalf of its 91,652 members, the FiftyUp Club will today ask the Minister: 1.    To reduce the impact of co-payments on Australians aged over 50, particularly pensioners, and 2.    To improve price transparency in private […]

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